According to a recent study, a typical (典型的) family in the U.K. is a father, mother, and two children. They live in a house, not an apartment (公寓). Both parents work outside the home. They spend about £76 on groceries (杂货店) each week, and they have a pet. Almost 63% of sons and 55% of daughters aged 20-24 still live at home with their parents.
A typical British family wakes up at 6: 57. They eat breakfast together only two times a week. The parents drive to work. They each have a car. They get home from work at 5: 15 and have dinner at 5: 54. Because of their busy lives, they eat dinner together at home only three times a week. They go out to eat two times a month. On Mondays, they usually eat spaghetti bolognese (肉酱面). On Fridays, they bring home fish and chips from a chip shop. After dinner, they watch TV for a total of nine hours each week. They go to bed at 10: 39.
The family exercises 2.5 times a week, and does housework for 4.5 hours. The mother does most of the housework. They wash 5.3 loads (堆) of clothes a week.
About 70% of British families feel they are normal. But, is a typical British family happy? In short, yes. Just over 80% say they are "happy or "very happy." However, they usually argue two times a week.
①have a pet ②eat breakfast together every day ③ eat fish and chips at home
④ exercise 4.5 hours ⑤feel they are happy
